Dark patterns are special tricks used in the interface of applications and websites that make you do things that you don’t really want to. For example, when you land on a website and have to sign up ...

Businesses with a website beware: California regulators just warned that the law prohibits your website from making website users jump through hoops or otherwise confusing them as they try to exercise ...

Recently I wrote about the proliferation of dark patterns and tried to give readers a sense of just how widespread these practices are. But it is not just the pervasiveness of dark patterns that has ...

Lecturer in Media Studies, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington provides funding as a member of The Conversation NZ. Te Herenga ...

Dark Patterns in Online Shopping: Have you ever been surprised to see a pop-up message like "Only 1 item left in stock" or "Offer ending soon" while shopping online and made a hasty purchase? If yes, ...

If you’ve ever found yourself struggling to cancel an online subscription, or to deactivate an account on a website, you may have fallen prey to ‘dark patterns’. The Advertising Standards Authority ...

Jasmine McNealy does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) releasing 18 dark pattern self-audit declarations marks the first time the public can see how some of India’s largest online platforms actually comply ...